Cook County, IL Personal Injury Attorneys

While geographically Cook County ranks fifth in size in the state at 1635 square miles, it is home to four out of every 10 residents in Illinois. This is because of its vast population of more than 5 million people throughout the Chicago Metropolitan area. The county takes its name from Daniel Cook, a young political leader who served Illinois as an Attorney General and U.S. representative. Chicago is its county seat.

Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC is a Cook County, IL personal injury and medical malpractice law firm committed to providing the representation needed for each client to make the fullest financial recovery possible under Illinois law. We invite you to contact our Cook County law firm today for a free review of your case.

Cook County Transit and Travel Options

As a major hub with heavy traffic moving in every direction, Cook County and the Chicago Metropolitan area require an extensive highway system. Interstate 80 runs east and west through the southern portion of the county, while Interstate 55, 88 and 90 arrive into the Chicago area from western destinations. Interstate 94 takes travelers north and south into Wisconsin and southern Illinois. State Highway 41 travels along Lake Michigan while State Highways 6, 12 and 14 help local commuters avoid the busy highway system on workdays.

Cook County is home to the state’s largest transit agencies including the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (METRA) the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), Lincoln Park Trolley Service (LPTS), the University of Chicago Transportation Services (UCTS) and others.

Residents and visitors to Cook County have quick access to two international airports including O’Hare (ORD) and Midway (MDW) offering domestic and international flights in and out of Chicago. Other additional airports include the Chicago Executive Airport, Schaumburg Regional Airport and Lansing Municipal Airport.

Cook County is home to a number of hospitals that are dedicated to specifically providing quality health care to children. These include the Advocate Lutheran General Children’s Hospital (Park Ridge), Shriners Hospital for Children (River Forest), the Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital of Loyola University Medical Center (Berwyn) and Wyler’s Children’s Hospital (Jackson Park).

Cook County Court Systems

When the courts of Illinois were reorganized from an amendment to the Illinois Constitution in 1964, the county’s Circuit Court became the largest court system in the state. Handling millions of cases every year, the county’s Circuit Court is organized into specific departments, which include Child Protection, Juvenile Justice, Municipal and County.

Because of the extensive workload of the county department, it is divided and categorized into specific divisions to handle a variety of different cases. These categories include the Chancery, County, Criminal, Domestic Relations, Law and Probate divisions.

The criminal court house is located at 2650 South California Ave. in Chicago. The Chicago civil division of the Circuit Court of Cook County at 50 West Washington St. handles lawsuits, divorce, child support, child custody, guardianship, housing evictions in foreclosure, medical malpractice, accident and environmental harm cases along with other civil issues.

Cook County Industry

As the area with the highest population in the state of Illinois, Cook County is rich in employment opportunities. The Chicago public schools employ over 39,000 in the community, which is outranked only by the U.S. federal government employing nearly 50,000 people. In addition, Caterpillar Inc., Case, Jewel-Osco, Farmers Insurance Group, State Farm insurance, and the universities and colleges throughout the area rank among the largest employers in the county.

In addition, the county and city of Chicago offer a variety of property tax incentives for business owners, reducing the burden of property taxes in the community. This includes areas in the community requiring revitalization or preservation of the area’s landmark buildings.

In addition, Cook County offers a variety of stimulus programs for economic growth. The county has a variety of projects and programs designed to create quality full-time jobs in an effort to bring experience and talent to not-for-profit and private sectors.

Chicago Metropolitan Area Attractions

Cook County residents and out-of-town visitors enjoy the rich assortment of things to do throughout the Chicago Metropolitan area. From downtown Chicago out to the suburbs, the county offers a rich and rewarding experience. Some of the must visit attractions in the area include:

The beautiful skyline of Cook County graces the sandy beaches along Lake Michigan. The concerts held at Millennium Park, exciting baseball at Wrigley Field and sky-filled fireworks displays at the Navy Pier make visiting the county a rich and enjoyable experience. The county is known for its high-level entertainment, world-class dining, incomparable shopping, and excellent accommodations, making it an inviting, must-visit city when traveling or moving to the Midwest.

Year-round residents enjoy top entertainment with nearby opera, dance, comedy and live music year-round. The county is home to thousands of high-quality restaurants that dot the culinary landscape offering a gastronomic experience from some of the world’s top chefs.

The Chicago Park District manages the metropolitan’s finest lakefront properties along beautiful, freshwater Lake Michigan. Many leisure activities are available throughout most of the year including boating, walking, swimming and fishing. As a man-made lakefront shoreline, the extensive parkland has 24 beaches including Juneway Terrace Beach, Howard Beach, Rogers Beach, North Shore Beach, Hamilton Beach, Lincoln Park beaches and others. With daytime highs in Cook County averaging 84 degrees, and low precipitation throughout the summer months, Cook County is an ideal location for enjoying the warmer time of the year.

Cook County Personal Injury Lawyers Committed to You

With our office centrally located in downtown Chicago, Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC is centrally located so we can serve you better. If you or a loved one is in need of a personal injury, nursing home abuse or medical malpractice attorney in Cook County, we invite you to contact our office today for a free review of your case with attorneys who have experience dealing with your circumstance.

If you are looking for information on how Cook County accident and wrongful death cases are evaluated by insurance companies and juries, visit our Cook County case settlement and valuation page here.

If you are in need of an attorney in your area, please review the following pages.

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Testimonials

“Too many lawyers try pass you off to another person in their office to answer questions. Not Jonathan. I have already referred some family members to Jonathan for their injury cases. I consider Jonathan both my lawyer and my friend.”- Annie

Jonathan Rosenfeld was professionally objective, timely, and knowledgeable. Also, his advice was extremely effective regarding my case. In addition, Jonathan was understanding and patient pertaining to any of my questions or concerns. I was very happy with the end result and I highly recommend Jonathan Rosenfeld. Michonne Proulx

★★★★★

Extremely impressed with this law firm. They took control of a bad motorcycle crash that left my uncle seriously injured. Without any guarantee of a financial recovery, they went out and hired accident investigators and engineers to help prove how the accident happened. I am grateful that they worked on a contingency fee basis as there was no way we could have paid for these services on our own. Ethan Armstrong

★★★★★

This lawyer really helped me get compensation for my motorcycle accident case. I know there is no way that I could have gotten anywhere near the amount that Mr. Rosenfeld was able to get to settle my case. Thank you. Daniel Kaim

★★★★★

Jonathan helped my family heal and get compensation after our child was suffered a life threatening injury at daycare. He was sympathetic and in constant contact with us letting us know all he knew every step of the way. We were so blessed to find Jonathan! Giulia

★★★★★

Jonathan did a great job helping my family navigate through a lengthy lawsuit involving my grandmother's death in a nursing home. Through every step of the case, Jonathan kept my family informed of the progression of the case. Although our case eventually settled at a mediation, I really was impressed at how well prepared Jonathan was to take the case to trial. Lisa

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We serve the following localities: Cook County including Arlington Heights, Chicago, and Cicero; DuPage County including Wheaton; Kane County including Aurora and Elgin; Lake County including Waukegan; Macon County including Decatur; Peoria County including Peoria; Sangamon County including Springfield; Will County including Bolingbrook, Joliet, and Naperville; and Winnebago County including Loves Park, Machesney Park, Rockford, and Roscoe.